General Deductions Checklist 
 

• Advertising related to the producing of assessable income

• Bank fees associated with receiving wages into bank account

• Borrowing expenses relating to producing of assessable income

• Cleaning costs relating to home office or work clothes

• Cost of cleaning and maintaining clothing used for income producing purposes

• Cost of protective clothing or safety footwear

• Depreciation of items of equipment costing more than $300.00

• Donation to school building fund

• Donations to any charity

• Electricity charges relating to office expenses

• Employment lawyer expense

• Expenditure on compulsory uniforms

• Expenditure on non-compulsory uniforms that distinctively identifies the wearer with the employer

• Expenditure on occupation specific clothing

• Expenses in attending a convention or conference related to business or employment

• Fees and charges that relate to the producing of assessable income

• Income protection insurance

• Insurance of business- or work-related plant and equipment or premises

• Interest related to investment related loans

• Parking expenses when attending conference or meeting

• Postage relating to producing of assessable income

• Proportion of internet expense if related to work

• Proportion of telephone if related to work

• Rates and taxes relating to office expenses or investment / commercial property

• Research and Development expenditure for any business

• Security costs relating to the protection of business property

• Self-education expenses when related to your current employment

• Seminar costs

• Subscriptions to technical and trade journals, newspapers, or magazines

• Superannuation 

• Tax preparation expenses

• Technical and trade books and journals

• Tools of trade – purchases

• Tools of trade – repairs

• Travel between two places of employment

• Travel expenses if they relate to your current employment

• Union Dues and subscriptions
  
  Here is a helpful link to the ATO tax deductions guidelines:
  
  https://www.ato.gov.au/individuals/income-and-deductions/occupation-and-industry-specific-guides/